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Norway dominates sovereign wealth funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) remains the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, buoyed by an equities portfolio propelling most of its US$1.06 trillion assets under management. Preqin's latest sovereign wealth fund asset report shows ...

XTB launches ESG fixed income portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... executive Richard Murphy said: "XTBs are helping to fill the gap between low risk, low return term deposits and higher risk equities in the Australian market. Corporate bonds are the missing link on the ASX, providing retail investors with up to 50% ...

Royal Commission to boost ETFs: VanEck

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... data. Already this year it has launched two new products; an emerging markets, smart beta ETF and a sustainable global equities product. VanEck has also been busy building out its team in Asia-Pacific, making key hires and expanding existing roles to ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... inflation. This in turn, will lessen the pressure on the RBA to tighten monetary policy. Under such a scenario, domestic equities will benefit as more people find jobs. Jobs translate to income. Higher income means increased household spending. Stronger ...

Beer tap runs dry for $2 billion manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
A $2 billion manager - which at one point had 22% of its total equities portfolio invested in beer stocks - sold off the last of its positions in the brewing industry as it sees valuations peaking. Brewing company valuations shot up as a wave of consolidations ...

Yarra Capital executive joins AUI board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... listed investment company. Dion Hershan is currently Yarra Capital Management's managing director and head of Australian equities. He joins the board of Melbourne-based Australian United Investment Company Limited (AUI) as a director. Prior to joining ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... This lower performance by SMSFs is the result of lower asset class weightings to growth assets especially international equities, the research said. On a brighter note, the underperformance of international equities compared to Australian equities in ...

SMSF expert joins boutique investment house

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... accounts, introducing the PPM Global Growth SMA in response to growing demand from clients for access to an active global equities manager. The PPM Global Growth SMA is available on Powerwrap.

Vanguard launches two active factor ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... investors on the ASX tomorrow. The first of the two new ETFs is Global Value Equity (ASX: VVLU), and invests in global equities with value characteristics. The second, the Global Minimum Volatility (ASX: VMIN), aims to deliver a return with lower volatility ...

SMSF pool still ripe for financial advice: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... a portfolio had to have more than four assets to be diversified. More than half (53%) said a mix of Aussie and global equities is diversified. About half (47%) said 20 individual equity stocks were enough to diversify a portfolio. "The research reveals ...